Clean Water for Our School – Đăk Sa, Đăk Lăk

We visited Y Ngông Primary School in Đắc Sa village, Đăc Nuê commune, Lăk district, Đăk Lăk province at midday. That was when I felt the scorching heat here most clearly. The grass under my feet was completely burnt dry, and the coffee and pepper plants the villagers grow were withering for lack of water.

The village still has no electricity, and only a few households have a drilled well.

The road into Đắc Sa village

Y Ngông school site, Đắc Sa village, Đăc Nuê commune, Lăk district, Đăk Lăk province

I/ SURVEY RESULTS

Y Ngông School is a satellite site about 20km from the main campus. It has 2 blocks: a new single-storey block of 8 classrooms built by the state, and another block of 3 classrooms.

From our survey, we gathered the following information from the principal and the local authorities:

– The school still has no electricity

– Water: there used to be a well, but it is now broken and can no longer be used

– Toilets were built, but with no water they were left unused for a long time and have badly deteriorated. The pipes are broken and the flush valves are gone

– The school has 182 primary students in total. They all live far from school, so they stay at school over lunch and only go home after afternoon classes

– More than 90% are children from ethnic minority communities: H'Mông, Stiêng…

– At the start of the school year, the children all lack school supplies, especially textbooks. They are fully exempt from tuition and other fees

More than 90% are children from ethnic minority communities: H'Mông, Stiêng

The school's toilets are badly damaged and unusable

Based on the survey results above, and after working with the parties involved (school representatives, the local government and a well-drilling company), Y Tam decided to carry out the CLEAN WATER FOR OUR SCHOOL program on 25-26/5/2019, including these activities: drilling a clean water well for Y Ngông School, repairing the school's toilets, building recycled play structures from car tires, giving school supplies to the 182 students at the school, and holding a festival day of fun for the children ahead of International Children's Day, 1/6/2019.

Y Tam also still has a generator donated by a donor, which will be given to the school, so there is no need to buy one.

II/ DETAILED CONTENT

1/ Drilling a clean water well at the Y Ngông school site
– Total cost 28,320,000 VND (a detailed estimate file for each item is available separately)
Y Tam will drill the well and repair the toilets beforehand, and will hold the handover ceremony, with a signed commitment on its use, during the program on 25-26/5/2019

2/ Repairing 2 deteriorated toilets: 3,000,000 VND
– Re-fitting the water pipes and taps
– Repairing the toilets and the broken lids

3/ Building recycled play structures from car and motorbike tires for the students
– Estimated cost about 12,000,000 VND

4/ Giving 182 sets of school supplies to ethnic minority students in hardship from grade 1 to grade 5: total 21,292,000 VND

– 182 sets of textbooks: 7,526,000 VND
– 182 sets of workbooks: 8,306,000 VND
– Blank notebooks with 5-line ruling, 5 per child, 910 in total: 3,185,000 VND
– Purple-ink pens, 5 per child, 910 in total: 2,275,000 VND

5/ Holding a children's festival day and giving 400 gift packs of cakes, sweets and milk to the children
– 400 packs of cakes, sweets and milk: 7,000,000 VND
– 400 breakfast servings of bánh canh noodle soup and herbal sâm drink: 3,500,000 VND
– Decorating the game stalls and logistics (printing banners, backdrop, gift bags, ties…): 3,000,000 VND

6/ Transport:

- 1 45-seat coach: 13,000,000 VND

TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF THE PROGRAM: (Total of 1+2+3+4+5+6): 83,112,000 VND

III/ TRANSPORT, TIME AND LOCATION

1/ Transport: 45-seat coach

2/ Planned schedule: depart from Saigon on Friday evening 24/5 and return on Sunday afternoon 26/5/2019 (the organizing team will send you the detailed itinerary later)

3/ Meeting point: to be announced

IV/ REGISTERING FOR THE PROGRAM

The program needs 45 members and volunteers to sign up and join hands with Y Tam to build the recycled play structures and hold a Children's Day festival for the ethnic minority children.

1/ Registration

– To register for the program, please sign up at: https://bitly.vn/2p-1
Or contact the volunteer coordination team: Lâm Viên, phone: 0909018315
– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ngolamvien
– Head of the organizing team: Nguyệt Đình Khôi; phone 0985674772
– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nguyetdinhkhoi

2/ Participation fee

- The participation fee for each member is: 300,000 VND (transport only; Y Tam will cover meals)

V/ SUPPORTING THE PROGRAM

Investing in education and in children's development is Y Tam's mission. Y Tam pursues this work because we believe that education and children's development are what will change communities, now and in the future.

However, to carry out this mission, Y Tam truly needs sponsors to join hands with funds, in-kind donations and effort.

By joining hands, you are helping Y Tam build and change communities and make their development more sustainable.

ALL KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROGRAM, PLEASE SEND TO:

Y Tam Volunteer Organization

Office address: 958/65/24 Lạc Long Quân Street, Ward 8, Tân Bình District, Ho Chi Minh City.
Phone: 098 567 4772 – 0934 197 772

Bank accounts:

1/ Đông Á Bank: Account number: 0101607577 – Account name: Đào Thị Minh Lệ, Branch: 343 Lê Văn Sỹ – District 3 – Ho Chi Minh City

2/ Vietcombank: Account number: 0721000640139 - Account name: Đào Thị Minh Lệ, Kỳ Đồng Branch, Lê Văn Sỹ Transaction Office, Tân Bình District.

3/ Vietinbank: Account number: 107001354465 – Account name: Đào Thị Minh Lệ, issuing branch address: 207 Lê Văn Sỹ – District 3 – Ho Chi Minh City

4/ Agribank: Account number: 1606 205 971 141 – Account name: Đào Thị Minh Lệ, An Phú Branch.

Note: When transferring, please clearly write: Donor's name + Support for Clean Water for Our School

Sincerely
Y Tam Volunteer Organization